Fruit-jar.



C. BURNETT.

FRUIT JAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 1914.

1 1 65, 3 1 4. Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLAN GRAPH C0., WASHINGTON, n. c

GHARLEY BURNETT, OF WASHINGTON COURT-HOUSE, OHIO.

FRUIT-JAR.

i Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 21, 1915,

I Application filed March 2, 1914. Serial No. 821,847.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLEY Borer Terr, acitizen of the United States, res dmg at Washington Court-House, in thecounty of Fayette and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fruit-Jars, of which the followmg 1s a specfication. Q

My invention relates to fruit ars and aims particularly to provlde anovel type of sealing means for such fruit jars, which may bereadily'locked in posltion andwhich I may be equally readily opened.

My invention resides essentlally 1n the provision of a structure whereinthe sealing cap is. adapted to be placed withm the mterior of the fruitjar and subsequently drawn up and to tight engagement with the upperWall of the jar. To effect th1s, I have found it essential toprovide theupper wall of the hollow jar with an oblong openlng and an oblong cap,'the cap being placed within the jar by so positioning 1t that 1tsshort dimension is passed through the opening in the direction of itslonger dlmension, and subsequently turned to assume 1ts correctposition.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novel securing means forholding the cap in position, these securing means preferably taking theform of inclined camways adapted to cooperate with a secur ng rod and solocated and arranged that the ar may be made to stand in invertedposition without interference from the securing rod.

Other objects of my invention will become more apparent from a detaileddescript on of the accompanying drawings, in whlch similar characters ofreference designate corresponding parts, and in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical central section of my improved fruit jar with thecap secured 1n position, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure shown inFig. 1, Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of the securing cap used by me,and, Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of my fruit jar with the capremoved.

In the drawing, there is shown a fruit Jar having a hollow cylindricalbody 1, having an. inwardly extending ledge 2 around lts upper portion.This ledge is so formed to provide an oblong opening 3 and also acountersunk portion 4 around the edge of this opening. The side walls ofthe body are continued upwardly as is shown at 3 shown at 7, to permitthe jar standing in its inverted position. The oblong opening 3 of theupper portion of the jar is sealed by means of the cap shown in Fig. 3,wherein 8 represents a central enlarged portion so formed'to beconcentric with the opening 3 and carrying an outwardly extending flange9 at its lower end. The dimensions of the lower portion of the capincluding the flange 9 are such that the cap will entirely cover theopening when inserted within the jar in the manner shown in Fig. 1. Theupper portion of the cap is also provided with the pierced ear such asis shown at 10, this ear being preferably centrally located upon theportion 8 and ha ing the edges of the pierced portion slightly roundedas at 11, to permit a somewhat free movement of the at taching rod 12.It will be noted that this attaching rod is somewhat less in diameterthan the diameter of the opening in the ear and further, that it carriesa hook portion 13 at one of its ends. This hook portion is adapted toengage the pierced ear 10 for convenience both in removing and inplacing the cap in its position. The opposite ends of the rods are thenadapted to engage the inclined camways and a slight oscillation will,therefore, tighten the cap in its position, in a manner that must beapparent. The construction determined upon is preferably provided withthe cutout portions 6 to give a somewhat supplemental locking action tomaintain the rod in its locking position. However, the thickness of thewasher 14 may be used as insuring the pro-per positioning of the rod 12,as well as perfectly sealing the opening. If it is desired to furtherguard against possible contact with the atmosphere of the contentswithin the jar, some supplemental sealing means such as sealing wax ormelted paraffin may be allowed to flow in the contersunk portion 4.Fro-1n the above description, it must be apparent that I have provided acomparatively simple type of fruit jar and one that will fulfil all therequirements of securely sealing the contents contained within it.

The prime advantage attained by my invention resides in the outwardlyextending flange of the cap 8 engaging the underside-0f the inwardlyflaring ledge 2, thereby causing a sealing of the jar from within itsinterior. The peculiar oblong construction permits the placing of thecap in the inside of the jar as has been previously related, while thehooked portion 13 of the rod 12 forms a means for preventing the capfrom dropping upon the contents of the jar or to its bottom after thelocking means have been released.

What I claim, is:

l. A fruit jar comprising a hollow body, an inwardly extending ledgearound the upper portion of said body, said ledge forming an opening inthe top of said body, a cap provided with a central enlarged portionconcentric with said opening and with an outwardly extending flange ofgreater size thansaid opening, a pierced ear on said cap, an upwardlyextending flange carried by the upper portion of said body, oppositelydisposed portions of said last named flange being cut away to forminclined camways, the remainder being flat, and a rod passing throughsaid ear and engaging said camways, said camways being so formed topermit inverted standing of the jar on said -.Gopies of this patent maybe obtained for 1,165,314 Ti T 355.? i If flat portion withoutinterference from said rod.

2. A fruit jar comprising a hollow body, an inwardly extending ledgearound the upper portion of said body, said ledge form- -1ng an oblongopening in the top of said body, an oblong cap provided witha centralenlarged portion concentric with said oblong opening and with anoutwardly extending flange of greater size than said 1 opening,said-ledge being provided with a countersunk portion surrounding saidopen"- said ear and engaging said camways, said camways being so formedto permit inverted standing of the ar on said flat portions withoutinterference from said rod.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

WALTER E. L. Boon, HARRY D. COFFMAN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. 0.

CHARLEY BURNETT; i

